Ukrainian Journalist Confronts Woman Reported as Putin’s Secret Daughter in Paris

Overview

• Video from Paris shows Dmytro Sviatnenko telling 22-year-old Elizaveta Krivonogikh, “your father killed my brother,” prompting her to say she could not answer and was not responsible for the situation.
• Krivonogikh lives in Paris using the name Luiza Rozova and works at an art gallery described as focusing on anti-war themes, according to reporting that cites the New York Post.
• In recent posts, including in a closed Telegram channel, she has criticized Vladimir Putin, calling him the man who “destroyed” her life and blaming him for “millions of deaths.”
• Her alleged paternity was first detailed by investigative outlet Proekt in 2020, while the Kremlin has not recognized her as Putin’s daughter and spokesperson Dmitry Peskov previously said he had never heard of the case.
• Her mother, Svetlana Krivonogikh, rose to substantial wealth with extensive property holdings and was sanctioned by the United Kingdom in 2023 for proximity to the Russian president.